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About Bhuskum Village

Bhuskum is a small village in Athner tehsil, in the district of Betul, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 473, made up of 245 males and 228 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 517.12 hectares hectares.

Bhuskum Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhuskum village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Betul
Tehsil Athner
Area (hectares) 517.12 hectares
Population 473
Male Population 245
Female Population 228
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhuskum compares

By the 2011 count Bhuskum is the 81st largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 968 residents. Its 517.12 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Bhuskum

Bhuskum is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bhuskum as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhuskum from other places

Bhuskum lies about 43 km from Betul, and the nearest railway station is Pala, about 25 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Bhuskum
Tehsil headquarters Athner 14 km
Nearest railway station Pala 25 km
Nearest town Morsi 27 km
District headquarters Betul 43 km

Villages closest to Bhuskum

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Athner tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Bhuskum

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhuskum village had a population of 473. That makes it the 81st largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 968 residents.

Bhuskum village has 245 males and 228 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhuskum has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 986.

Bhuskum covers 517.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhuskum falls under Athner tehsil of Betul district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhuskum is Pala, about 25 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bhuskum.

Bhuskum is about 43 km from Betul in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhuskum is in Athner tehsil of Betul district. Athner is about 14 km away. Pala is about 25 km away. Morsi is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mendha Chhindwad (2.7 km), Wadali (2.7 km) and Chhindwad (3.7 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Bhuskum today is likely to be higher.

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